Anxiety is experienced in response to threats that are distal or uncertain, involving changes
in one's subjective state, autonomic responses, and behavior. Defensive and physiologic …

The current review and synthesis serves to define and contextualize fear of the unknown
relative to related constructs, such as intolerance of uncertainty, and contemporary models …

The current pandemic wave of COVID-19 has resulted in significant uncertainty for the
general public. Mental health and examining factors that may influence distress have been …

Background People with pre-existing mental health conditions may be more susceptible to
stressors associated with COVID-19 relative to the general population; however, no studies …

Fear is an adaptive response in the presence of danger. However, when threat is uncertain
and continuous, as in the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, fear can …

To control the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have implemented restrictions. This study
evaluates psychological distress related to the crisis and identifies predictive factors of …

Mental health difficulties are highly prevalent in individuals on the autism spectrum. The
current study examined how experiences and perceptions of autism acceptance could …

The paper forms part of a series of papers outlining the theoretical framework for a new
model of uncertainty distress (this paper), treatment implications arising from the model, and …

Life change affects health. Research aimed at understanding the consequences of life
change has primarily focused on the important roles played by stress, social support …

The current review and synthesis was designed to provocatively develop and evaluate the
proposition that “fear of the unknown may be a, or possibly the, fundamental fear”(Carleton …